Purpose and Scope
- Governs rules and procedures for selection and deployment of PNP personnel to the UN and international peacekeeping missions.
Policy
- Deployment is a privilege, not a right.
- Only officially referred vacancies from international organizations are processed; direct applications by personnel are prohibited.
Objectives
- Ensure selection based on merit and fitness.
- Provide equal opportunity for qualified personnel.
- Ensure transparency and fairness in selection.
Definitions
- Includes terms like Active Police Service, Personnel, Deferment, Detail, Secondment, Peacekeeping, UNDPKO, End of Mission, Mission Area, UNSAS, UNSAT, Repatriation, Contingent Commander, Committee, Deployment Tracking, Extension, Default.
Qualifications for Deployment
- Must be UNSAS eligible.
- Must hold a minimum rank (Police Senior Inspector for PCO, Police Officer 3 for PNCO).
- Minimum 5 years active police service.
- Permanent appointment in current rank.
- Ages between 25 and 53 at deployment.
- Valid driving license with at least one year experience.
- Unit Commander recommendation.
- High performance ratings (Very Satisfactory).
- No criminal or administrative convictions or pending cases.
- Must not have been repatriated for disciplinary reasons.
- Basic computer literacy.
- Passed physical, medical, dental, and neuro-psychiatric exams.
- Cleared for firearm accountability.
Priority for Deployment
- 1st priority: UNSAT passers without previous missions, ranked by exam score.
- 2nd priority: Those with prior mission deployment.
- Tie-breakers: rank, service length, education, fewer missions take precedence.
Default
- Non-submission of documents or failure to report leads to removal from priority.
- Justified defaults may be re-nominated but last priority.
Deferment
- Allowed once for certified health reasons.
- Deferred personnel may be re-nominated with last priority.
- Deferment requests must be in writing.
Other Requirements
- Execution of an undertaking to observe discipline, abide by PNP ethics, not involved in criminal cases, and others.
- Violation grounds for repatriation and sanctions.
- Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar for first-time UNSAS eligible personnel.
Secondment
- Applications deliberated by PNP Selection Committee.
- Approval by Chief PNP (up to 1 year) or Civil Service Commission Chairman (1-3 years).
- Maximum one secondment for up to 3 years.
Restrictions and Other Considerations
- Maximum three UN mission deployments, one year each.
- Extensions limited to technical or fortuitous reasons.
- No concurrent deployment and secondment.
- One-year service between missions required.
- Deployment limitations on certain ranks and positions.
- Contingent composition guidelines (40% PCOs, 60% PNCOs).
- Deployment caps at 0.5% of uniformed PNP strength.
- Mandatory travel authority prior to mission.
- Post-mission medical and psychological evaluations.
- Power of Chief PNP to repatriate for misconduct.
PNP Selection Committee for UN Missions
- Composed of various high-ranking PNP officials.
- Responsible for screening, selection, recommendation, and policy implementation.
- Supported by Secretariat headed by Chief, UN Peacekeeping Operations Center.
- Secretariat coordinates international peacekeeping matters, maintains standby lists, processes applications, disseminates vacancy info, assists UNSAT exams.
Funding
- Expenses prioritized and supported by the PNP.
Penalties
- Violations punishable as grave misconduct with sanctions.
Repealing Clause
- Previous inconsistent policies are modified or repealed.
Effectivity
- Circular effective 15 days after filing at UP Law Center per EO 292 provisions.